Use these raised garden bed ideas to create the perfect planting space without digging up your yard.
The beds design complements the trim on the garden shed, which is surrounded by colorful flowers.
DIY Brick Bed
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This inexpensive, DIY raised bed is made by dry-stacking bricks.
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The soil in the bed is mulched to keep moisture in and weeds out.
Log Raised Bed
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Make easy, rustic raised garden beds with logs turned on end.
The secret to making those logs stand up?
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Nail a 2x6 board inside the logs before you fill the bed with soil.
The log beds complement the tree branch fence lined with hog wire to keep out unwanted wildlife.
Make one out of pavers turned on end.
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This is a great way to usepavers left over from a pathwayor patio project.
Sheet metal coiled into a spiral creates a contemporary raised bed.
This one is planted with culinary herbs such asdill,mint,cilantro, andchives.
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This one made of treated wood has been placed on a deck and planted withlettuceandmarigolds.
Raised Bed Outdoor Room
Create anoutdoor roomwith a grouping of raised garden beds.
Here, the curved sides define the space around the dining set and act as patio walls.
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The beds are planted with a mix of edibles and ornamentals that can be enjoyed from the sitting area.
Concrete Block Bed
Make an easy, inexpensive DIY raised bed with concrete retaining wall blocks.
Theyre capped with flagstone pavers and planted with drought- and sun-loving aeonium,aloe, andangelonia.
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The bed adds privacy and defines the space around the flagstone paver patio.
Cast stone panels are an inexpensive way to get the look of a stacked stone bed.
Plastic yard flamingos add a touch of whimsy to this garden.
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This one is round, made of weathered metal, and filled with several varieties ofbasilandnasturtium.
Easy Wood Raised Beds
Metal raised bed corner brackets make it easy to build raised container gardens.
They come in a range of heights and can be stacked to build higher beds.
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Attach them to planks of wood with screws, and you have a near-instant raised bed.
Place them in your yard, fill them with soil, and youre ready to plant.
The lush mixed planting includescanna,coleus,ornamental grass, androse campion.
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Sink a third of them in the ground to create sturdy sides without mortar.
This bed is planted with herbs and watered with adrip irrigation system.
Theyre usually made of galvanized metal, plastic, or fiberglass.
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you might buy them at feed stores and tack shops.
Slope-Conquering Beds
These raised garden beds are made of single, foot-wide planks of wood nailed together.
The beds are arranged in tidy rows and planted with vegetables.
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These are capped with 2x4s.
A hedge cut into a natural fence surrounds the garden, and a walkway provides access to the beds.
The raised beds arent fancy, but their surroundings give the space an elevated look.
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Diamond-Shaped Raised Bed
Who says raised garden beds must be square?
No one and thats why this one is shaped like an elongated diamond.
The bed fits into a narrow backyard and leaves room to walk around it.
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It acts like a frame for the shrubs and flowers in it.
Good Old Wood
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A little carpentry makes charmingly rustic raised garden beds.
The effect is country salvage, designed for maximum gardening efficiency.
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Those made of concrete blocks, stone, pavers, or metal last much longer.
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